Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-12
KELICs or Old NEW YORK.
Landmarks So Disguised as to be
Almost UnrecogniZabIe.

Landmarks So Disguised as to be
Almost UnrecOgnizabIe.
NEW YORK, April odd Pearl street
is full of historic landmarks, but my
friend, the antiquarian, who told me last
week that the house in which Lindley
Murray, the great grammarian, once kept
drug store is still standing there, was
mistaken. went to look it up, and, at
No. l13, on the corner of Ferry street,
stands a house in which a Lindley Muir
ray and his brother once dealt in drugs,
but neither OF the mem beTs of the firm was
the great grammariau: they were his
nephews. And the war that was in pro-
gress when they were in business there
was not the war of the revolution, but
that of 1872.
Lindley Murray, Jr., would hardly
recognize his old shop at 113 Pearl street,
fine could be permitted to visit 1t today.
ii required careful examination for me
10 discover the evidences Of its ancient
architecture. On the Pearl street front
there are scarcely none. A stone front
up to the second story has taken the
place of the old red brick, and above that
tie addition of a story ana the fire es-
capes very effectually disguise it. The
doorway, too, which used TO be of arched
brick and stands in the middle, is now in
the corner, and polished panels and
ground glass take the place OF the old
'asbioned door, divided in the middle and
.hickly studded with handwrought nails.
When trade was dull the prOprietors of
the old drug store were accustomed to
open the upper half of their door, and
leaning thel. elbows upon the lower part,
look outupon what was then the busiest
street OF New York.
But on the Ferry street side the old
building still bears the marks OF its age.
The peaked roof and tall chimneys have
been removed and story added, but the
new brick work can easily be distin-
gulshed from the old, and in the sides Of
CHATTER the brick arches of what were
iornerly the windows, now closed up,
may be plainly seen.
Inc great Lindley Murray did do bust
less IN New York during the last three
FEARS d The revolutionary war, and prob
aoly IN Pearl street, but where / have
been unable to lind out. think he prob
| Soly lived at 335, now covered by part
Vi tne Harper building. He was a lawyer
WIN good and growing practice when
lne war began, but as that utterly de-
stroyed his business he went to lslip, be-
ing the son OF a Quaker, and remained
mere In retirement. His father at that
uluc owned more ships than any other
uiah IN America and was one of only four
men In New York rich enough to own a
'Plyate carriage.
he went out TO Bellevue, where Twenty
Slh street now 10, bought him a farm
OeGuuiully situated on the waters edge
suu hVed there until advised by his
Ruyslclan 10 secs a change of climate.
neh after residence at Bethlehem, Pa,
ne went TO England aud never returned to
nls country. Ut was in England that he
prepared and published his grammar,
'sqlhg books and spelling books.
hnuley Murray's brother was half
t"net OF famous brewery built before
ENe revolutionary war, on Madison aud
V,"Ner streets. The ale hrewed there was
.ne pest quality, and many q gallon OF
WAS furnished 10 set forth the cheer OF
"eyIge Washington's table. John Han
tOvA uelRhted In IT.; 10 made the great
IN NoreRu almost forget the wines
,st sunny France, and no New York
itspe was considered complete without it's
"nAerd lull Of the Madison street ale 10 be
ni,el III pewter mugs. The business re-
~ ~"lNed IN the hands OF the descendants
as founders for 100 years, aud |
snr ul over there tue other day 30 see II
t"'u ulseONer any trace OF the old build
~, rue brewery h sIll there ut n
,,,aulson, ana ~ Oliver street. but com
IatiVely modern buildings rear their
ky 'front.' on both sides. The Mariners
Men, on The corner OF Catherine aud
s'd uis'n streets, also covers "a part ~ the
u' N' bui behind thom All, aud almosf
.i, ln ron hlght. 10 u part of The old
sSe4.tute huli standing, ~ umnworu
wv HeAlhor-eiainrd walls recalling the
1n.s ~ TIE labl century.
U, AllfHYH pud tu lnYtho f0uuun.
49,, W. Nff4N4t commercial CREST
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